Undergraduate Course: Swahili Language Stage 2 (LLLO07002)
Course Outline
| School | Centre for Open Learning |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Swahili Language Stage 2 offers you a unique opportunity to continue learning one of the most widely spoken languages of Africa¿
You will further develop strategies to learn languages and increase your confidence in holding a simple everyday conversation.
On successful completion of the course, you will be eligible to take Swahili Language Stage 3. |
| Course description |
Swahili Language Stage 2 is suitable for students who have completed Swahili Language Stage 1 or the equivalent of the A1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
Upon completion of the course, students who have fully engaged with all the learning activities will achieve the equivalent of the first half of the A2 level of the CEFR https://www.coe.int/en/web/common-european-framework-reference-languages/table-1-cefr-3.3-common-reference-levels-global-scale and will have developed their confidence in engaging in basic everyday interactions.
Students will develop these elementary linguistic skills through a variety of listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities. The course focuses on language that is required for communicating in real everyday situations.¿
The course will include autonomous learning activities, which enable students to practice and consolidate their skills.¿
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2023/24, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 16 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
196 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Coursework 100%
Class tests with a time limit:2 x reading exercises (2 x 10%)
2 x listening exercises (2 x 10%)
Take-home assessments:
2 x writing exercise (2 x 10%)
Take-home or in-person assessments:
1 x oral presentation (20%)
1 x dialogue (20%) |
| Feedback |
Students will develop their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills through a variety of activities and tasks in class and in autonomous learning activities, and will receive regular formative feedback. on their progress |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Inform, describe, give preference, in simple terms on personal matters and university life.¿
- Engage in simple everyday interactions.¿
- Understand simple oral and written texts.¿
- Write simple texts on personal matters.¿
- Use a simple repertoire and show increasing control of simple grammatical structures to communicate in everyday situations.¿
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
There is an explicit focus on the University¿s Graduate Attributes throughout the Swahili Language Stage 2 course, encouraging the development of autonomy, criticality and reflexivity:¿
Enquiry and lifelong learning¿
Aspiration and personal development¿
Outlook and engagement¿
Research and enquiry¿
Personal and intellectual autonomy¿
Personal effectiveness¿
Communication |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Seline Okeno
Tel:
Email: |
Course secretary | Mr John Ethcuit
Tel: (0131 6)50 3409
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